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Paul Thorpe, "Mr. Downtown," is hailed by city leaders as a key figure in the growth of the downtown core during the past four decades.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 24, 2017
Paul Thorpe, 'Mr. Downtown,' dies at 91

For more than 40 years, Paul Thorpe was focused on making downtown a better place, building the foundation for a more vibrant Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Charles Conoley
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2016
School Board District 3 candidates sound off

Read this Q&A with contenders for the Manatee County School Board.

  • East County
  • News
Sam Wu, 23, is an Australian citizen who grew up in Shanghai and is currently pursuing a Master of Music — Composition at The Juilliard School.
  • By Edward Alley |
  • March 18, 2019
EarShot artists show promising talent with Sarasota Orchestra concert

Four young emerging composers heard their evocative works for the first time in a traditional (professional) concert setting.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By George Rauch |
  • January 11, 2012
Market Watch: Continuous stagnation

Capital goods purchases by businesses continue to improve. That's good. Orders for consumer goods, however, remain flat. That's bad because consumer spending represents about 65% of our GDP.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 30, 2013
Manatee County Schools seeking input on 2013-14 proposed school calendar

A proposed school calendar for the 2013-2014 school year in Manatee County Schools would include a start date of Aug. 19, 2013, and an end date of June 9, 2014.

  • East County
  • News
Bill Kelley, medical corpsman on Omaha Beach
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 7, 2017
Forgotten D-Day

American news media fails to recognize 73rd anniversary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota Tsunami swim team coaches Ira and Cindy Klein
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 14, 2010
Tsunami Swim Team makes landfall in town

The Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team, which started in May without a single swimmer, has grown to 70 participants in just five months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Karlenn Peluso launched American Fox in 2010
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 20, 2016
Fashion Insider — American Fox

Local fashion muse Karlenn Peluso talks vintage clothing and her brand American Fox.

  • Black Tie
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • May 30, 2012
Sarasota hosts Society of American Travel Writers, receives rave reviews

Sarasota hosts Society of American Travel Writers, receives rave reviews

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 24, 2016
An election about legacy

The referendum on underground utility lines in Longboat’s neighborhoods is more than a 30-year assessment. It’s a vote on how we’ll leave the Key: better or worse off.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Andrew den Boggende completed his Eagle requirements by building a ga-ga pit for the YMCA.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 16, 2017
Lakewood Ranch should go ga-ga for this Boy Scout

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested Jason Maxwell of Sarasota for being an accomplice in a pair of armed robberies.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 13, 2012
Pak Mail accomplice arrested

An accomplice was arrested today in the Pak Mail and Synovus Bank robberies that occurred in February.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key taxable values are rising for the second year in a row and are 2.4% higher than town staff expected the values to rise.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2014
Key property values are on the rise

Preliminary taxable values show that Longboat Key taxable values are rising an average of 5.4% more than the previous year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Robin Hartill.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
Your Neighbor: David Gaw

At age 70, David Gaw is finally putting the bachelor of fine arts degree he earned nearly five decades ago to use.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Zayda Fredericks (178) competes at the Warrior National Prospect Invite. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 20, 2017
Riverview lacrosse player has double life as international ambassador

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tim Rogerson returns to his alma mater, Ringling College of Art and Design, to share his Disney passion.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 24, 2015
Tim Rogerson: Disney Dreams

Ringling College of Art and Design alumnus returns to Sarasota to share stories, experiences and, of course, Disney art

  • Arts + Culture
Ringling College of Art and Design faculty member and artist Tom Casmer and his wife, illustrator and abstract painter Mary GrandPré — Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 10, 2019
'Common Denominator' shows work of Mary GrandPré and Tom Casmer

The latest exhibit at GAZE Modern shows the work of two married artists creating in the same home.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 5, 2009
SMJF salutes 50 years of service

The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation will celebrate its 50th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Vice Mayor Dave Brenner shares his thoughts on what Longboat Key's future might look like.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 19, 2017
A conversation with Dave Brenner

The former vice mayor sat down with us to talk about Longboat Key's future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marcia Ente began making an elaborate fitted dress by weaving pipe cleaners together, but it proved too difficult and she had to improvise by using construction fence. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 10, 2017
Art in Motion: How iconcept outfits go from trash to trendy treasures

Three designers explain how iconcept fashion show guidelines inspire them to go outside the box.

  • Arts + Culture
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